Star Trek: Nemesis
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast
Roddenberry Entertainment
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 15 February 2018
⏱️ 83 minutes
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Summary
In Star Trek: Nemesis, are two Jean Luc Picards better than one? Not when one is a clone raised under the Romulan whip, now determined to kill the original Picard, violate Deanna Troi, and destroy the planet Earth. Are two Datas better than one? Not when one is an idiot, programmed by the Picard clone to help destroy the Enterprise.
Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray
Welcome to Mission Log, a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe one episode at a time. Each week, Mission Log examines a single episode of Star Trek, diving into its ethical subtext, metaphors, and cultural significance. From the show's most iconic moments to its hidden gems, we analyze what makes Star Trek one of the greatest science fiction sagas of all time.
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| 0:00.0 | RPN, the Rotenberry Podcast Network. |
| 0:05.0 | This episode of Mission Log is brought to you by Eagle Moss and the official Star Trek Discovery |
| 0:10.7 | Starships Collection. |
| 0:12.4 | Check out the first 12 all new Starships in the collection and discover how to get yours at eagles. |
| 0:19.0 | dot com slash Discovery Starships. |
| 0:29.0 | Mission Log. A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast. Episode 268 Star Trek Nemesis. Oh, Welcome into Mission Log, a Rotenberry Star Trek podcast. I'm Ken Ray. |
| 1:07.0 | And I'm John Champion. Each week on Mission Log, we dive deep into a Star Trek story taking it apart from messages, morals and meanings |
| 1:16.0 | and seeing whether it all holds up today. This week it is not our last trip to the |
| 1:22.3 | movies but it is our last trip for a while. |
| 1:25.0 | A ticket please for Star Trek Nemesis, |
| 1:28.0 | the one where Picard finds himself and doesn't really like what he sees. |
| 1:33.0 | John's got trivia coming up in a bit, but first. |
| 1:36.0 | But first! |
| 1:37.0 | A word from Eagle Moss and the official Star Trek Discovery Starships collection. |
| 1:42.0 | Star Trek Discovery just finished its first season |
| 1:45.3 | and they have been discovered by Eagle Moss. Now you know Eagle Moss or their fleet of |
| 1:50.8 | tiny Starships and their Amada of great big starships and now they want |
| 1:56.2 | you yes you you mission log listener you they want you to check out the great big |
| 2:02.0 | discovery ships in the Eagle Moss collection. |
| 2:05.4 | Tons of ships headed your way, probably metric tons of ships. |
| 2:10.1 | Seven Federation ships including the Discovery, the Shenzo, and the Europa, and five |
| 2:15.2 | Klingon ships like the Re-Imaged Bird of Prey and the Veklach class Klingon patrol ship. |
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